UC Irvine vs. Hawaii betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 29

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Big West foes meet when the UC Irvine Anteaters (14-7, 7-2 Big West) host the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (15-4, 7-2 Big West) at Bren Events Center, starting at 11 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2026. The Rainbow Warriors are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 142.

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UC Irvine Cover -1.5 vs Hawaii -112

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UC Irvine vs. Hawaii betting lines

  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: -134
  • Hawaii moneyline odds to win: +112
  • Spread: UC Irvine (-1.5)
  • Total: 142

UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • UC Irvine sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (2-5-0) than it does in away games (5-3-0).
  • The Anteaters have eclipsed the total less consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in two of seven home matchups (28.6%). In away games, they have hit the over in four of eight games (50%).
  • UC Irvine has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 4-3 (.571). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 4-1 (.800).

Recent trends

  • The Anteaters’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 74.1 points a contest compared to the 77.0 they’ve averaged this year.
  • The last 10 games have seen UC Irvine concede 3.1 more points per game (69.9) than its season-long average (66.8).
  • The Anteaters are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 6.0 threes per game and shooting 34.1% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 5.8 makes and 33.5% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 7-8-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-11-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 4-3; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (124th in nation) 37.5 (third) 37.4 (20th) 32.8 (280th) 16.0 (76th) 11.7 (226th)

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Hawaii statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Hawaii’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .417 (5-7-0). Away, it is .600 (3-2-0).
  • Rainbow Warriors games have gone above the over/under more often at home (three times out of 12) than away (one of five) this season.

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Rainbow Warriors are averaging 79.6 points per game, compared to their season average of 80.4.
  • Hawaii is allowing 64.2 points per contest over its last 10 games, which is 0.7 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (64.9).
  • Over their last 10 games, the Rainbow Warriors are draining 8.8 threes per contest, 1.3 more than their season average (7.5). They also have a better three-point percentage over their last 10 games (33.3%) compared to their season average (32.0%).

Hawaii betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-9-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-13-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-2 (Home: 10-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (87th in nation) 38.9 (ninth) 36.5 (32nd) 29.3 (83rd) 14.5 (153rd) 13.0 (315th)
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